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Summary As America remains embroiled in conflict overseas, a less visible war is taking place at home, costing countless lives, destroying families, and inflicting untold damage on future generations of Americans. Over forty years, the War on Drugs has accounted for more than 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and dama...

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Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
77
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 17 User Ratings
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Summary As America remains embroiled in conflict overseas, a less visible war is taking place at home, costing countless lives, destroying families, and inflicting untold damage on future generations of Americans. Over forty years, the War on Drugs has accounted for more than 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and dama...

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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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Production Company Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Charlotte Street Films, Get Lifted Film Company, ITVS International, Louverture Films, NHK Enterprises, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date Oct 5, 2012
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad.
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Silverdocs Documentary Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination